What do you consider the most profound passage Winston Churchill wrote or said? We asked twelve authorities for no more than 250 words; one offered just six. No two selections were alike, although two came from the same speech. Three were from 1955, when some say his life’s great impulses had faded. Each rings in the mind. Given all the words expended about Sir Winston on this anniversary, it is good to be reminded of his own. The post Churchill Quotations: His Greatest Words appeared first...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
“Churchill was convinced that mankind could destroy all the evils, from poverty to mutual destruction. In every sphere of human endeavour, he foresaw the dangers and potential for evil. Many of those dangers are our dangers today. He also pointed the way forward to our solutions for tomorrow. That is why his life is worthy of our attention, for he was a man of quality: a good guide for our troubled decade and for the generations now reaching adulthood.” —Sir Martin Gilbert The post Refl...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
“What do we owe to History? The first thing is to remain objective: Put the historical facts before any preconceptions—especially political and ideological preconceptions. The second seems obvious, yet it is often ignored. That is to remember that the past is another country. Those in the past did not see the world in exactly the same way as we do. To assume anything else is obviously illogical.” The post History Reclaimed: “You Can’t Cancel Winston Churchill” appeared first on Th...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College